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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC FERDINAND PRAUNEGGER, on GRAZ, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGN'OR OF ONE-HALF TO HEINRICH LOUIS BENNO TOOBE, OF HULL, ENGLAND.

TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,693, dated August 14, 1894.

Application filed March 12, 1894. erial No- 503,388. (No model.) Patented in England January 1 To 'aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FERDINAND PRAUNEG- GER, a subject of theEmperor of Austriat which I have received Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 299, dated January 6, 1893,) of which the following is a specification.

The improvements relate to a type distributing machine such as is described in the specification of my German patent, No. 45,056, in which type are delivered one by one from the page or column to be distributed into a carrier mounted on an arni which can he turned to the right or left around a vertical axis to bring the carrier over any one .or other of a series of channels into which the type are to be placed and to then open the'carrier and allow the type to drop into the channel where it is set up in line with any type that the channel already contained. To draw the arm to the right or left, cords or tapes attached to it near its end are employed as hereinafter described. This allows of the bar or arm being made very light, its movement can therefore readily be arrested at any desired point as its momentum will be but small.

' carrying the page or column of type to bedistributed. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in the direction of line U--33 in Fig. .1 representing top view of the keys. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section in the direction of line 05-90 in Fig.

. 1 representing the arrangement of levers tion y -y in Fig. 3. Fig.8 shows the upper part of the machine on a larger scale. Figs. 9, and 11 give different views of that part in which the type is conveyed. Fig. 12 shows the mechanism represented in Fig. 5 on a larger scale, while Figs. 13 and 14 represent details of same. Fig. 15 is a back view of the upper part of Figs. 7 and 12 on a corresponding scale. Fig. 15* is an elevation of one of the stops'H Fig. 16 a section and top view in the direction Z'Z' in Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 shows front view of middle part of Figs. 8 and 12 which has for its object to hold the transport lever of the type in the middle position. Fig. 18 represents some detail belonging to it. Fig. 19 shows top view of the apparatus by which the page or column of type to be distributed is carried and by which the type are detached one by one; Fig. 20 a side view; Fig. 21 a section on line Z Z and Fig. 22 a section on line Z? Z in Fig. 19. Figs. 23 and 24 are front views of that part of the apparatus which serves to detach the letters. Fig.25 represents detail belonging to Fig. 20. Figs. 26 to 32 show the apparatus for detaching the letters (represented in Figs. 23 and 24.) on a larger scale, the order of the figures illustrating the gradual process of detaching the letters. mechanism (represented in Figs. 5 and 12) in the position which it occupies when trans porting the letters into a box orreservoir of the left half of the machine.

In general, without entering into the separate functions of thevarious mechanisms, the machine, imitating the movements of the human arm, performs the distributing of the letters in the following manner: The page of type to be distributed is placed on plate B Figs. 1 and 19 where a pusher b pushes the letters one by one into the detaching appara tus 0. At each rotation of the axis of the machine a letter is detached and falls into the carrier D which is mounted upon the transport arm D. This transport arm then brings the receptacle over whichever of the type reservoirs K is to be filled with that particular letter and here the receptacle is auto matically opened and the letter is allowed to slip down into the type reservoir. All these Fig. 33shows the plates.

7 wheel b movements are brought about by the operator pressing upon the key of a keyboard E upon" which is marked the same letter as that conveyed to the type reservoir. After having deposited the letter the arm automatically returns with the receptacle to its central position.

The machine is set in motion bya cranked axle'A Fig. 1 which is driven by means of a treadle and from which motion is transferred by an endless chain a- (Fig. 1) and chain wheels at to a cranked axle A which is situated in the upper part of the machine and from which the various parts of the machine are set in motion.

The page or column of type which is to be distributed is placed upon a platform B (see Figs. 6 and 8 and 19 to 22) provided with rollers b which run on rails b'above one side of this platform is a fixed side plate or wall 19 and above the opposite side of the platformis another plate 1) which can be moved toward or from the fixed plate b and time shall be tilted by the plate 0 springs b (see Figs. 27 and 32).are made. to bear against locked inany desired position. The page of type is moved forward between these two side In order that the letters may lean against one another the platform is inclined in two directions as may best be seen from Figs. 2 and 8. The foremost line of type is held up to they end wall b and a pusher b?- is moved forward against the end type at one side of this line. The pusher 1) Figs. 8, 21 and 26 has on it a toothed rack into which gears a pinion b On the spindle of this pinion is a second pinion which gears with acog This cog wheel has on it a case 11 (see Fig. 19) containing a coiled spring which is wound up when the pusher is pressed back and tends always to press the pusher forward. The result of this is that the foremost letter I) of the foremost line of type is pressed toward the exit passage through which it has to be dropped. Between the end of the fixed side plate 19 and the end stop plate orwall 6 (Figs. 19and 26) is a space forming a channel 1)- into which the foremost letters of the foremost line are pushed forward by the pusher. The channel at its end is widened out on two opposite sides-on one side it is the upper half of the sidewall and on the other side it is the lowerh'alf of the wall that is cut away to so widen out the channel as shown in Fig. 3i. At the end of the channel '1) is the exit channel b"- which as shown in Fig. 28 is inclined to and crosses thechannel b. In consequence of this arrangement the foremost letter cannot so long as it remains in a vertical position enter the channel i7 as a triangular projection stands in front of it at the. upper part of one side of the entrance to the channel and a corresponding projection at the lower part of the opposite side.

' Between the end of the channel I) and the entrance to the channel I) is a thin plate 0 the thickness of which corresponds to the thinnest letter. In the plate is a slit 0' of the same width as a letter. The plate can be rocked around a pin 0 so as either to bring the slit 0 to coincide with the channel I) or with the channel I). When it is brought into a position to coincide with the channel 19 the foremost type being' as above explained constantly pressed forward enters the slit 0. When the slider is rocked so as to bring the slit 0' to coincide withthe channel b the letter which has entered the slit is thereby tilted and is then free to drop down. When the slit 0 is in this position as shown in Fig. 30 thenext type cannot pass into it but so soon as the plate is again rocked to bring the slit 0' to coincide with the channel b the type advances into it.

The plate 0 as above mentioned is only as thick as the thinnest letter but the thickest type can be tilted by the plate the enlargements above. mentioned at the two opposite sides of the outer end of channel b allowing it to do so.

In order to insure that only one letter at a both sides of the type close up to the plate 0. These springs are split into several parts the breadth of each part corresponding to the difference between the thickness of successive sizes of type.

In the drawings it has. been assumed that there are four sizes of letters, viz: whole squares, three quarter squares, half squares,

and quarter squares for which reason the springs b. have been split into four parts.

If under these circumstances a threequarter square entered the slit 0 of the plate 0 and was tilted by it two parts of each spring would give way while the remaining partsof the spring would keep a quarter square that might happen to follow in. its former position.

The plate 0 is rocked to and fro once for each revolutionof the cranked axle. A

through the action of a tappet a (Figs. 1 and 6) upon it. This tappet strikes against a bent lever a (Figs. 1, 6, 8 and 15) which bymeans of a connectingrod 0t (Figs. 1, 6, 8 and 20) is connected with one arm of a second bent lever c (Fig. 8). the other arm of which enters an eye G in the plate G -(see. Figs. 28,

' 29 and 30).

When a line space used for dividing one line of type from another is to be removed the pusher b is locked by a binding screw I) (see Figs. 19- and 20): and: a door 0 which previously was kept closed by a lever catch c is opened. The door O is. shown closed in Fig. 23 and open in'Fig. 24.

In order, when a whole line of type pushed forward by the pusher b has been distributed,

that the. next line may be brought into. posit tion to be in its turn acted on by the pusher the platform B upon which the column or page of type rests ismade. movablebut, the

1 side plates or walls b 13 and b which keep .the type from falling are fixed and. the platform moves forward underneath them. The

fourth side (J which is held up againstthe to receive it.

last line of type moves with the platform.

The platform B is mounted on rollers 19 which run on rails b and has on its under side two toothed racks E) into which cogged wheels I)" gear (Figs. 2, 19, 20 and 23). The platform B is drawn forward by a cord 13 (Figs. 2 and 6)--the cord passes over a pulley Z3 and carries a weight Z2 The shaft on which the cogged wheels I)" are fixed carries an escapement wheel Z7 (Figs. 19, 20 and 25) and an anchorescapement lever 19 (see Fig. 25) prevents the turning of this escapement wheel.

When a line has been completely distributed the pusher b is pulled back as far as it will go by the handle 6 so that the spring in the case b on the wheel 6 is wound up, at

the same time the projection 19 which stands out from the pusher hits a latch I3 (Figs. 20 and 25) which lifts one tooth of the anchor escapement Wont of the escapement wheel Z2 while the other tooth of the escapement lever catches another tooth of the escapement wheel. During this time the platform is drawn forward by the effect of the weight. Afterward when the pusher b has been released the anchor escapement lever is turned back to its original position by a spring 12 (see Fig. 25) and the platform B has then been moved forward the distance required.

As each lever is in the manner above described dropped through the exit channel Z9 it passes into the receptacle D (Figs. 1, 2, 5, 8 and 12) and in it it is conveyed and deposited into the box or type reservoir which is In order that the letter while falling may-remain in its original position, movable tongues Z2 which guide the letter safely are placed in the channel 19 (Fig. 8).

' The particular box or type reservoir into which the type is caused to be dropped depends as above mentioned upon which of the finger keys ofthe key board E Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 7 is depressed bythe operator.

In order that the foot working the pedal and the hand pressing down the keys may keep time together, the mechanism is so arranged that the pressing down of a key has to be done at the time when the crank A is e '(Figs. 3, 4 and 8) of these levers is forked and embraces a vertical pin f. These pins f can be moved up and down through guide holes in plates F F their lower ends are kept resting on the plate F Each pin fhas on it a collarf' upon which theforked lever end 6 (Fig. 8) is supported and the pin is so held down. Under the upper plate F each pinf has on it a second collar f (see Fig. 8) which limits the extent to which the head of the pin can be raised above the plate F. A loose collar f is placed upon each rod f just above the forked end 6 of the key lever e and between this loose collar f and the upper fixed collar f there is a coiled spring f (Fig. 8 strong enough to lift the pin but which. will yield when the collar f comes against the under side of the plate F the pins will therefore always be raised to the same height and strong pressure upon the finger keys will not raise them beyond this.

Whenever any key in the right hand half of each row of keys is depressed it not only raises as above explained the particular stop f which it has to raise but it also raises a pin 6 and similarly if a key on the left hand side is depressed it raises another pin 6 there beingtwo such pins one acted on by the keys in the right hand half of the machine and the other by the keys in the left hand half.

The raising of one or other of the pins e is effected in the following manner: Under each half of each row of keys there liesabar 64X carried by arms a from an axis a, another arm c (see Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 8) extends back from this axis. The end of this arm 6 is forked and embraces a pin e and all the three levers which are one abovethe other embrace the same pin 6 (Figs. 1, 4 and 8). There is also a collar on the pin just above each forked arm a so that by touching any key in either of the three rowsfof keys the movable pin 9 i will be raised. A coiled spring a presses the pin down again when the finger key is re lieved from pressure. The arms e are also upheld by springs e as shown in Fig. 7. Therefore when a key is pressed down not only is a stop pin fraised as above explained but in addition a pin e is also raised. The raising of this pin brings into actionthe mechanism for setting the transport arm into movement to the right or left as will now be explained.

D is a double toothed segment on both sides of it there are cog wheel sectors H (Figs. 12 and 15) to each of which a constant swinging to and fro rotating movement is given in the. following manner: The segments H are fixed on vertical shafts h from which project arms h which by rods h2 are coupled to corresponding arms on axes H to which a to and fro revolving motion is imparted by arms upon them being coupled by rods 0. (see Fig. 6) and universal joints 0, to cranks a on the continuously revolving shaft A. Normally when the segments D are at rest and the transport arm D'is in its central position the quadrants H swing to and fro without engaging with them but if a finger key is depressed one or other of them is made to engage with one or other quadrant H. This is done in the IIO following mannerz-Hinged to the quadrants i shown on the right hand side of Fig. b'ut on the depression of a fingerkey one or other of them is raised 'into the position shown on the left hand side of this figurewhen raised into this position it gets struck by the end of the quadrant H and is thereby turned a short distance until the two quadrants H D gear together. The lifting of one or other of the arms d into a horizontal position is efiected in the following manner by one or other of the rods 6 being lifted by the depression of a finger key.

Just above the upper end of each vertical rod 6 is the lower end of a small tongue 9 (see Fig. 13) which is jointed to the under side of an arm g which has a rod g descending from it which can slide up and downin a fixed cylinder G. Surrounding the rod 9 within this cylinder is a coiled spring g which presses the rod down into its lowest position. The small tongue 9 passes down through a slot in an arm G which extends from the top of the cylinder G and is pressed by a spring 9 into the position shown in Fig. 13 so that its lower end comes above the head e of the rod 6 Standing up from the arm g is a projection g which comes below the arm d which as before stated is hinged at the end of the toothed quadrants D In this way it will be seen that whenever a finger key say on the left hand side of the machine is depressed the arm d carried by the toothed quadrant D which is on this side of the machine will'be raised also so that its end 61 is brought into the path of the swinging quadrant H and when this quadrant swings toward the end d this end gets struck by the end of the quadrant and the quadrants D and H on the left hand side of the machine are brought into gear.

It is immaterial how far the rods e are raised by the depression of the finger keys. If they are raised-too high the tongues .g as they are lifted are drawn 0E from the heads of the rods by the action of the end of the slot in the arm G and the rod 6 may continue to rise while the tongue and part 9 in connection descend to their normal position. If the rod e be not raised sufiiciently to bring the arm d into a horizontal position it is raised into that position by an incline h carried by each toothed quadrant H which when these segments swing inward toward one another catches under a projection 01 (see,

v pass the projection (1 By the turning of the toothed segments D tothe one side or the other a turning movement to the one side or the other is given to the transport arm D on its axis d as will now be explained. The arresting of the movement of thearm is effected by one or other of the stop pins f being raised so that it will be struck by an arm D which turns on an axis (1 concentric with the axis d and which is at its extremity secured to the extremity of the arm D.

Neither the arm D or the arm D are in immediate connection with the toothed segments D but these segments have fast with them a toothed segment D which gears with a cog wheel D This cog wheel has fast with it a double wheel or drum D (see Figs. 1, 8, 12 and 15). The double wheel has secured to it the ends ofa band (1 which also passes over pulleys d on vertical axes (1 at the two sides of the machine. On these axes are other pulleys over which pass bands d the ends of which are secured to the arms D D d are rollers pressed by coiled springs against the band 01 to keep it tight.

By giving motion to the arms D D by cords attached to them near their extremities in the above manner these arms may be made much lighter than they otherwise could be. The momentum therefore of the arms when put into movement will be diminished and they can therefore quickly be started into movement or brought to rest without shock.

When the transport arm D and arm D have been put into movement in the above manner the movement continuous until the arm D comes against and is arrested by a stop pin f.

In order to allow of the arms D and D being stopped by any pin f which may have been raised, the cog wheel segments H are not fast on their vertical shafts h, but are connected to them by a coiled spring h contained within a case 72. (Fig.14). The spring holds the segment up to a stop h which is fast on the shaft. The spring is strong enough to cause the arms D D to turn but if D is arrested at any point the spring yields while the shaft h continues to turn. As the backward motion takes place the segment turns back with the shaft when the stop It comes against it.

As before stated the transport arm D is always started into movement from one central position. It is normally held in this position by the action of lever stops i i as best seen in Figs. 12 and 17-one stop coming against one side of the bar and the other against the other side. These stops are always lifted just' before the toothed quadrants H come into a position in which they can be made to gear with the quadrants D This is effected by the inclined ends of arms 11 on the vertical axes H then coming againstthe tail ends 7? of the levers and depressing them. Immediately that the inclines have vpassed beyond the ends 2' the catches 11 are pressed back again by the springs 71 into their normal position so as to be ready to again catch and hold the transport bar when it returns to its central position.

arms 1' i are not rigidly connected but are, ointed together by what is known as a knncklejointthe spring i normally keeps the two parts in the position shown in Fig. 17 1nthis way the arms 2" on the axes H wlll on their return movement not lift the levers 'b but will turn the levers i into the position shown in dotted lines on the right hand side of Fig. 17and when they have passed below these levers the levers will be turned back. to their normal positions by the springs 2' When the transport arm D has been set 1nto motion and its motion has been arrested by the lower arm D striking against the proecting head f of whichever pinf has been raised the receptacle D carried by the arm D has been brought over the receptacle into which the type which it is carrying is to be dropped. In order to cause the receptacle to then open and allow the type which it was carrying to drop from it the cranked axle A is provided with a cam a (Figs. 1 and 6) which at every revolution presses upon a two armed lever a (Figs. 1, 6, Sand 15). Bythis lever a rod Z (see Fig. 8) previouslyheld upward by a coiled spring Zis moved downward. As this takes place the rod Z presses by a projection Z upon the rear end of a lever M whichis jointed at m to the under side of the transport arm D so that the front end m of the lever is moved upward. Consequently the pin m which can be slid upward along the axle d of receptacle D Fig. 9 is slid upward between the two arms (1 (Fig. 10) of the receptacle and presses apart the two bow shaped checks (1 (Fig. 11) which with their lower parts prevent the letter from falling out. By springs d which act upon the cheeks d the receptacle is again closed as soon as cam 11?. moves downward. From the open receptacle D the letter falls into the opening 7a of the box or type receiving channel below.

The type receiving channels K are set side by side parallel with one another with the ends into which the type are delivered inthe arc of a circle concentric with the axis (1 of the transport arm D.

In order that the receptacle D (Figs. 8, 9 and 12) may always be kept in a position parallel with the type receiving channels K this receptacle is mounted on a cog wheel n whose axis (1 rests in bearings at the end of the transport arm D. A toothed rack on a bar N gears with the cog wheel 0?. and another toothed rack on the same bar gears with a cog wheel n which surrounds the shaft of the transport arm D and which is fixed to the frame. Whenthe arm D turns to the right or left the bar N is thereby moved endwise in one or other direction and turns the receptacle into the positions required.

The pushing of the type along the type receiving channels K is effected by pushers 0 (Figs. 8 and 12) there being one for each channel-all secured to one segment 0. This segment is by rods 0 (Figs. 1 and 5) connected with levers 0 upon which'cams a at:

tached to crank axle A act in such a manner that each time a letter has been deposited the pushers 0 are moved forward into the chan: nel K and push the letters forward.

To insure the arm D being always brought backto its central position a cog wheel segment 1) is keyed to the upper part of shaft (Z (Figs. 8, 15 and 16)- arms 13' extend from opposite sides of this segmentothcr arms 19 on other cog wheel segments 13 bear against the armsp as shown at Fig. 16 when the segment 1) is in a central position. The segments p are by coiled springs contained in cases p fixed to them tending to turn in the direction shown by the arrows. When in the position shown in Fig. 16 they are prevented from turning farther by projections upon them coming against fixed stops 1) To insure that the quadrants D shall always be brought back accurately to their central position stops H are provided for the arms d to come against.

The finger key 9 (Fig. 3) for the central position of the transport bar has no connection with any pinf.

Any letter which is marked the same as the middle key q. always falls direct into its type receiving channel Kwithont any movement being given to the transport bar.

What I claim is- 1. The combination of a carrier mounted on an arm capable of being turned around a vertical axisa series of parallel channels into which the type are to be placed the ends of such channels into which the type are to be deposited being ranged in the arc of a circle in a plane just below the level of the bottom of the carrier-mechanism for delivering a type (from the page or column to be distributed) into the carrier each time that the carrier is brought into a position to receive ita tape or cord secured to the arm and led in opposite directions around two pulleys at the two sides of the machinea series of finger keys-a continuously revolving shaft and mechanism driven by this shaft put into gear by the depression of any finger key for first pulling upon one cord to draw the arm to one side and afterward upon the other cord to draw the arm back again.

2. The combination of a carrier mounted on an arm capable of being turned around a vertical axisa series of parallel channelsv into which the type are to be delivered-the ends of such channels into which the type are delivered being ranged in the are of a circle in a plane just below the level of the bottom of the carriermechanism for normally holding the arm in a line with the center of the arcmechanism for delivering a typefrom the page or column that is being distributed into the carrier each time that thecarrier is brought to its central position-a tape or cord secured to the arm and led in opposite directions around two pulleys at the two sides of the machine-a series of finger keys-a series 0f pin s one for each finger key which are opening the carrier when the arm has been raised when the finger keys are depressed and arrested by one of the pin stops to allow the serve as stops to limit the movement of the type in the carrier to drop into the channel arm to the one side or the other-a continuthat it is then over and constantly recipro- 5 Ously revolving shaftmechanisln driven by eating pushers for pushing forwardfthe type r 5 this shaft put into gear by the depression of which are dropped into the channels.

any finger key for first pulling upon one cord FERDINAND PRAUNEGGER. to draw the arm to one side and afterward Witnesses! upon the other cord to draw the arm back ANTON WETTENDORFER,

to again to its central positionmechanism for RUDOLF WERDOWITZ. 

